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Originally Posted by Frownland
Hope you enjoy it more than I did. I'm sure you'll catch the Zappa similarities when you hear it. That can be a good thing but it's usually middling at best and that's about where Figures lands.
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I have heard a fair share of Zappa as well as copycats. He has one of rock's biggest discographies and made music in several genres and it's not really hard to find similarities between Zappa and other avantgarde bands or artists. Sometimes, they are obviously mimicking him, other times not.
While I haven't listened to Figures, I know Ex-Futur and have seen some relatively recent concert footage on youtube.
While I'm sure you can find similarities like you can with so many avantgarde bands and artists, they have a different sound from Zappa as well as musical ideas and aesthetic that sets them apart. Hence, dismissing them as Zappa worship just seems like a cheap shot.